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Juanda completes WSOPE Main Event sweep: walks away with the bracelet.
Posted by: James Carter. - Sat, 2008-10-04 18:24
The first prize consisted of one of the most coveted pieces of jewelry a poker player could ever get his/her hands on, and an additional £868,800.
The final table itself was a showcase of outstanding poker talent, as Juanda, Daniel Negreanu and Scott Fischman had no fewer than 9 WSOP bracelets combined. Ivan Demidov of the November Nine was also present, looking to warm up for the big task that awaits him at the WSOP’s Big Dance final table this November.
Short stacks wasted little time to get all-in as final table action started, with Chris Elliott being the first one to shove on a starting hand of 9c,10c after the turn gave him a 4-card flush.
Unfortunately for him, he was called by Stanislav Alekhin’s Ac,5c as the board fell 10h, 9h 2c – giving a pretty solid initial lead to Elliott - 7c and Kc. Both players made flushes, with Alekhin hitting the nut.
Toni Hiltunen was he next to head to the rail, after having run his J,J straight into Alekhin’s Q,Q. To add insult to injury, Alekhin even hit a set on the turn to eliminate Hiltunen.
Robin Keston rammed his A,8 into Ivan Demidov’s 9,9, who made a set on the turn, and held up against Keston’s flush draw which failed to fill on the river.
Scott Fischman finished 6th, followed by Daniel Negreanu who busted out 5th. He ran his A,9 into Alekhin’s J,J and failed to improve.
Bengt Sonnert managed to nurse his short-stack all the way to 4th, before succumbing to Alekhin’s A,8.
Three handed play lasted for 3 hours, and it took Juanda all the patience in the world to finally trap Demidov on a Qd,10d vs A,A match-up. Juanda’s rockets held as Demidov headed to the rail.
The heads-up stage that followed lasted for 8 hours, despite the significant lead Juanda had built up on Demiodov’s stack. The final hand of the event was a Ks,6s in Juanda’s corner vs Alekhin’s Ac, 9s. The flop came 6,6,2, giving Juanda a set, a Q on the turn changed nothing and the 6 which landed on the river gave Juanda the title for good.
